lanxandreads
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Cost of shooting?
I bought 1000 rounds of .40 S&W for $245. That's 24.5 cents per round.
You can buy Winchester 9mm from Midway for $54 per 50 rounds, or $1.08 per round.
My point is if you shop around for your range ammo cost becomes a moot point. Guys who buy 50 or 100 packs pay a LOT more for ammo than guys who buy 1000 rounds at a time in most cases.
As for recoil, I think my full size .40 M&P shoots at least as softly as my 9c M&P. My 10 year old thinks the same, except the .40 is louder. So which is easier to shoot and control? That depends on which gun you are getting!
And if you buy a M&P .40, you can drop in a 9mm factory barrel for around $65. You can't go from 9mm to .40 though.
There's a lot more to think about that others here are touching on.
Can you really just order a 9mm barrel from smith & wesson drop it into a 40 slide??
That's pretty darn cool if that's true!